The Weatherization Assistance Program, for example, has made 1 million homes more energy efficient since 2009.

Some companies did receive loan guarantees through the stimulus funding, as well as through a program approved by Congress in 2005.

Three of the 26 companies approved for loan guarantees — about 12 percent — have filed for bankruptcy protection. FactCheck.org crunched the numbers and found the money at risk from bankruptcies is about 4 percent.

Jeffrey Bruner is the wire chief for the Gannett National Wire Desk in Des Moines.